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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      16,522</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,912</td>
<td class="r data">       2,094</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">       4,465</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    27.0</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,708</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,481</td>
<td class="r data">       2,603</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">       5,553</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">    28.2</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      23,502</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,363</td>
<td class="r data">       3,094</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">       5,950</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      26,016</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">      16,492</td>
<td class="r data">       2,927</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">       6,516</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      29,971</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">      16,657</td>
<td class="r data">       3,577</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">       9,613</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      28,901</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">      15,985</td>
<td class="r data">       3,623</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">       9,173</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    31.7</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      30,760</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">      17,494</td>
<td class="r data">       3,887</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">       9,235</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      32,331</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">      18,360</td>
<td class="r data">       3,814</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">       9,888</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      31,479</td>
<td class="r data">         522</td>
<td class="r data">      18,053</td>
<td class="r data">       3,704</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">       9,054</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    29.2</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      31,130</td>
<td class="r data">         745</td>
<td class="r data">      17,574</td>
<td class="r data">       3,577</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">       9,096</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,609</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,661</td>
<td class="r data">       1,745</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">       4,155</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      18,690</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,195</td>
<td class="r data">       2,186</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">       5,239</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,309</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,972</td>
<td class="r data">       2,659</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">       5,585</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      24,720</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      16,053</td>
<td class="r data">       2,556</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">       6,037</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      24,717</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">      13,947</td>
<td class="r data">       3,263</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">       7,404</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      24,053</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,653</td>
<td class="r data">       3,344</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">       6,945</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    28.9</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      25,862</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">      15,316</td>
<td class="r data">       3,583</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">       6,827</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      26,401</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">      16,053</td>
<td class="r data">       3,508</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">       6,612</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      26,595</td>
<td class="r data">         445</td>
<td class="r data">      15,996</td>
<td class="r data">       3,448</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">       6,568</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      26,063</td>
<td class="r data">         673</td>
<td class="r data">      15,614</td>
<td class="r data">       3,369</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">       6,278</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    24.7</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         471</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         485</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         621</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         685</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         341</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,916</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,123</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         674</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    35.2</td>
<td class="r data">    85.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,704</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         979</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    36.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,680</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         868</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         692</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    41.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,783</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         920</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         734</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,544</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">         783</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         630</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,335</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         678</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         557</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">    90.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         442</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         533</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         291</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         611</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         295</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,338</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,587</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">       1,535</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">    87.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,144</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,353</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,601</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,218</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,310</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,716</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       4,147</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,387</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">       2,542</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">    92.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,340</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">       1,274</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,856</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">    91.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,732</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">       1,282</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,261</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
<td class="r data">    93.7</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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